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People violate social distancing norms in Bihar's Digha vegetable market
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Digha (Bihar) [India], April 11(ANI): People were seen crowding in a vegetable market in Digha area in Patna on Saturday in complete violation of the social distancing norms advised by the government amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
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Sharpest ever spike in India's COVID-19 tally with 40 deaths, 1,035 cases
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): With 40 deaths and 1,035 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India on Saturday witnessed a sharpest ever increase in coronavirus cases, taking the tally of the infected people in the country to 7,447, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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India's coronavirus cases rise to 6761, government takes steps to scale u
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The COVID-19 cases in the country saw another single-day high of 896 taking the total number to 6761 as the government continued to take steps to contain its spread through a series of measures including scaling up testing capacity.
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Just 2 pc of 16,002 COVID-19 tests have come out positive: Health Ministry
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Over 16 thousand tests for COVID-19 were conducted in the country, out of which just two per cent results came out positive, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
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6,761 coronavirus cases in India, 896 new cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): With 896 COVID-19 cases reported in the country in the last 24 hours, India's total number of coronavirus positive cases rose to 6,761 on Friday, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Health Ministry denies Punjab CM's claim of community transmission in Stat
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday denied Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's claim of community transmission of COVID-19 in the State.
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Doctors, health workers residing at hospitals to prevent coronavirus sprea
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 10 (ANI): As coronavirus cases are at surge in Tamil Nadu, doctors and health workers, who are working in the COVID-19 ward of Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital in Chennai, are staying inside the campus after completing their work in order to prevent th
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PC & PNDT Act which prohibits pre-natal sex determination not suspende
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Thursday clarified that it has not suspended the PC & PNDT (Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act 1994, which prohibits pre-natal sex determination.
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COVID-19 cases continue to rise even on day 16 of lockdown, Maharashtra's
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): With an increase of 591 cases on Thursday, the count of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India reached 5,865 on the 16th day of 21-day long lockdown, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Centre sanctions Rs 15,000 crore to fight COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): The Centre has announced Rs 15,000 crore for 'India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package.' The funds sanctioned will be utilised for immediate COVID-19 Emergency Response - Rs 7,774 crore and rest for medium-term support (1-4 ye
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India has more than enough stock of Hydroxychloroquine, says Health Minist
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday said that the government has more than enough stock of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for meeting the current requirement. It said that the Centre has done proper preparation and planning with respect to curren
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With 591 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 count mounts to 5,865
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): With 591 fresh COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India's total count of coronavirus positive cases on Thursday climbed to 5,865, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
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